Homebuilding exec lands new gig with aviation businesses

As a longtime fan of the 1990s TV sitcom Wings, Elliot Mintzer always dreamed of living the kind of high-flying, small-plane, pilot lifestyle depicted on the show. So he took the first step by learning how to fly.

The next step came during the 2008-09 recession. Mintzer had been a senior executive in the building materials industry, working with bigtime homebuilders like Lennar and KB Home. When that industry took a hit, so did Mintzer’s work.